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Does subnational tax autonomy promote regional convergence? Evidence from OEC...
This paper investigates the simultaneous impact of subnational tax autonomy and vertical transfers on regional disparities of gross domestic product (GDP) per head in a sample... -
Management of gastrointestinal complications in hereditary transthyretin amyl...
Introduction: Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRm amyloidosis) is a rare disease caused by the deposition and accumulation of insoluble non-native transthyretin fibrils... -
Evaluation of Model Fit in Structural Equation Models with Ordinal Missing Da...
In many applied situations, the questionnaire items in measurement instruments do not approximate continuous, normally distributed variables but instead are ordinal. Properties... -
Respiratory depression following medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)-a...
Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) including buprenorphine is recommended for patients with opioid use disorders. We sought to evaluate the frequencies of respiratory... -
Factor Market Activity and the Inverse Farm Size-Productivity Relationship in...
Although the inverse farm size-productivity relationship (IR) is sometimes used to motivate arguments in favour of smallholder-led agricultural development, it remains unclear... -
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This paper provides insights into trademark activity at the regional level via two objectives. First, it examines the relationship between technological capabilities and new... -
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The comorbidity between gambling disorder (GD) and buying-shopping disorder (BSD) has led to explore the core features that could be interacting between them. The main aim of... -
Afro-Pessimist or Africa Rising? US Newspaper Coverage of Africa, 1994–2018
Is media coverage of Africa systematically negative or increasingly positive? Several scholars have argued that too little empirical evidence exists to address the debate... -
Healthcare resource utilization and costs associated with postpartum depressi...
Objective: To quantify the economic burden of postpartum depression (PPD) that accrues to commercially insured households in the year following childbirth. Methods:... -
Prenatal grading of fetal congenital heart disease and its influence on decis...
Congenital heart defects(CHDs) are an important cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. With advances in diagnosis and treatment, many defects are now amenable to correction.... -
How can two biological variables have opposing secular trends, yet be positiv...
Timing of puberty and adult height have opposing secular trends yet are positively associated in individuals. We demonstrate this using data from a single sample and discuss... -
Nutrient management options modulating soil physico-chemical and biological p...
To achieve higher system productivity and better soil health under rice‒based cropping systems, this study was conducted to ascertain the best agricultural and nutrient... -
Sex and ideology: liberal and conservative responses to scandal
Research finds citizens are less likely to penalize politicians implicated in sex scandals compared to corruption. Still, observational data reveals that some politicians have... -
Inter- and intra-city networks: how networks are shaping China’s film industry
While existing studies have mapped out various networks with some visualization techniques, we move one step forward by examining if city/firm performance is dependent not only... -
Associations between maternal lifetime stressors and negative events in pregn...
Maternal stress is associated with adverse child health. Breast milk microRNAs encapsulated in extracellular vesicles (EVs) are involved in mother-infant biochemical... -
Effect of using an internal teat sealant at drying-off in cows wintered on fo...
AIMS: To determine the impact of treatment with internal teat sealant (ITS) compared to no treatment at drying-off on culling during the dry period and 90 days after calving,... -
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Cognitive strategies are preferred among nurses who have limited opportunities in the workplace to use behavioral strategies to cope with negative life events. To explore... -
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The study investigates the interrelationships between house prices and share prices at the national and regional levels in the UK. It also investigates whether London house... -
Dynamics of Vegetation Change and Its Relationship with Nature and Human Acti...
Vegetation coverage directly affects the quality of a regional ecological environment. Current analyzes of the factors driving vegetation coverage do not focus on human... -
Diversity Deficit and Scale-Flip
We present a comprehensive multi-scale test of the diversity-deficit hypothesis that posits a negative association between diversity and development. We develop a ‘scale-flip...
